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Macbeth (3.45 C4). Michael Bogdanov's contemporary version of the Scottish play, originally shown in five episodes for schools.

Jazz Century (6.00 R3). Russell Davies opens a 52-part history of jazz.

Arena: Cuba Night (8.05). BBC2 pushes the boat out for the 40th anniversary of the Cuban revolution with a survey of US-Cuban relations, an exploration of the Che Guevara myth, Cuban baseball and even a Simpsons episode. Channel 4 follows on Wednesday with Fidel (11.35), which features an interview with Castro.

Sun Wars (12.05 ITV). When will the year 2000 start? Who will see the first sunrise? Who is profiting by it all? Astronomer Robin Catchpole and Kristin Lipincott of the Greenwich Observatory look at these vital millennium questions. Lipincott is also among talking heads in an Equinox Special: Apocalypse When? (also Sunday 6.30 C4).

Time Team (5.25 C4). A new series of "archaeological riddles" begins with Josiah Wedgwood's first factory in Burslem, Staffs.

The Flow of Time (9.40 BBC2). More time puzzles: in this one David Malone (Darwin: The Legacy) collects views of scientists Night Waves (10.45 R3). Attitudes to illness: discussion of David B. Morris's new book.

thursday january 7

In Our Time with Melvyn Bragg (9.00am R4). Talk about feminism with Germaine Greer and LSE Darwinian Helena Cronin.